There has been a lot of interest in this unique partnership from both the public and the agricultural community. Please visit the links on this page to read the most recent press releases, some of the news coverage that has been published to date, and to browse past newsletters.

 The following people can be contacted for more information on the program.

Lisa Lurie
Agriculture Water Quality Coordinator
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
299 Foam St.
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 647-4219
lisa.lurie@noaa.gov

Lisa Lurie coordinates AWQA partners’ activities and tracks progress and success of Agriculture Plan implementation.

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Daniel Mountjoy
Assistanct State Conservationist for Field Operations
Natural Resources Conservation Service
318 Cayuga St. Ste. 206
Salinas CA 93901
(831) 754-1595, ext. 107

Daniel Mountjoy connects farmers and ranchers with the technical assistance needed to manage their natural resources in a productive, efficient, and sustainable manner.

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Dawn Mathes
Executive Director
Central Coast Agricultural Water Quality Coalition
7960 B. Soquel Dr. #409
Aptos CA 95003
(831) 728-2892
agwaterquality@aol.com

Dawn Mathes manages the industry-led effort to organize farmers and ranchers in six counties into watershed working groups to address water quality protection issues.

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Michael Cahn
Monterey County Irrigation Advisor
University of California Cooperative Extension
1432 Abbott St.
Salinas, CA 93901
(831)759-7350
mdcahn@ucdavis.eduey.org

Michael Cahn works cooperatively with growers to develop, research, and evaluate management practices for improving the quality of water leaving agricultural land.

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Marti Johnson
Conservation Programs Coordinator
Upper Salinas Las Tablas RCD
65 Main Street Suite 107
Templeton CA 93465
(805) 610-1044
martiroberta@yahoo.com

Marti Johnson coordinates the activities of six RCDs to represent their interest on the AWQA committee.